Skip to main content

Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

British, 1878-1961
Augustus John, in full Augustus Edwin John, (born January 4, 1878, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died October 31, 1961, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England), Welsh painter who was an accomplished portraitist, muralist, and draughtsman. John studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1894 to 1898. By age 20 he had won a reputation as one of the most brilliant draughtsmen in England. His portraits and other paintings done around 1900 gained attention for their vigour and skillful technique. John was greatly influenced by the work of Old Master painters, especially Peter Paul Rubens, as can be seen in the strong and sensuous Smiling Woman (c. 1908), a portrait of John’s second wife, Dorelia. John was known as a colourful personality who adopted an individualistic and bohemian lifestyle. Intrigued by gypsy culture and the Romany language, he spent periods traveling with gypsy caravans over Wales, Ireland, and Dorset. He based much of his work on these experiences, such as the painting Encampment on Dartmoor (1906). John was more modern in his approach to landscape painting, as seen in the bright palette and loose brushwork of paintings such as Llyn Trewereyn (1911–12) and The Little Railway, Martigues (1928).
to
10
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
11
1
9
2
10
1
11
11
9
6
6
4
3
1
10
9
9
9
1
12
951
477
359
277
11
10
1
Artist: Augustus Edwin John
Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red
Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red

Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Augustus Edwin John (Welsh, 1878-1961) Title: "Portrait of a Lady" *Signed by John lower right Circa: 1910 Medium: Original red and black Chalk Drawing on wove paper Framing:...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British, 20th C
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British, 20th C

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British, 20th C

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cave  people, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cave  people, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cave people, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus John, British, drawing of a kneeling nude, pencil on paper
Augustus John, British, drawing of a kneeling nude, pencil on paper

Augustus John, British, drawing of a kneeling nude, pencil on paper

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Augustus John (British, 1878 – 1961) Kneeling nude Pencil on paper Signed ‘John’ (lower right) 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cm.) Provenance: Bonhams, 26th March 2025

Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Augustus Edwin John signed original watercolour drawing of cave  people, British
Augustus Edwin John signed original watercolour drawing of cave  people, British

Augustus Edwin John signed original watercolour drawing of cave people, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This drawing is accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send a few rough sketches hoping t...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman couple, British
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman couple, British

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman couple, British

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...

Category

20th Century Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Related Items
Nude
Nude

Hernando Vines SotoNude, 1943

$725

H 17 in W 19.25 in D 1.25 in

Nude

By Hernando Vines Soto

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Hernando Vines Soto (French, 1904-1993) Title: Nude Year: 1943 Medium: Pastel Paper: 2 pieces of wove paper laid on cardboard Image size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches Signature: signed lower right by the artist Condition: Excellent Frame: Framed in a custom wooden gold frame, with gold color bevel. About the artist. Hernando Vines Soto was the Son of a French engineer of Catalan origin and Maria Soto (daughter of a former president of Honduras and a native Guatemalan), and nephew of the pianist Ricardo Viñes . With the outbreak of World War I , the Viñes leave Paris and after visiting several points of the French geography, settle in Madrid . When he returned to Paris in 1919 , he presented his works to Picasso,who advised him to enter the Academy of Sacred Art founded by Maurice Denis and George Desvallières.. Later, he also attended André Lhote's classes and worked in the studio of Gino Severini . In 1922 , he visited the Monastery of Silos with his father. In 1923 he exhibited for the first time at the Salon d'Automne in Paris and made friends with Manuel Ángeles Ortiz who introduced him to the circle of Spanish painters of what will be called the School of Paris : Joaquín Peinado...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

"Reclining Nude"
"Reclining Nude"

Gabriel Mayorga"Reclining Nude", Circa 1971

$895Sale Price|25% Off

H 14 in W 18 in D 1 in

"Reclining Nude"

By Gabriel Mayorga

Located in Southampton, NY

Here is a pastel on paper work of art by the American artist, Gabriel Humberto Mayorga. Signed and dated lower left 1971. Wrinkling to paper and mild fading due to age. The piece ha...

Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

Auguste Legras (1817-1887) Portrait of a young man in profile, drawing signed
Auguste Legras (1817-1887) Portrait of a young man in profile, drawing signed

Auguste Legras (1817-1887) Portrait of a young man in profile, drawing signed

Located in Paris, FR

Auguste Legras (1817-1887) Portrait of a young man in profile, signed lower right Charcoal, red and white chalks on paper 45 x 31.5 cm Framed : 52 x 39 cm This particularly evocati...

Category

1860s Romantic Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal

Mid Century French Sketch of a Standing Male Figure
Mid Century French Sketch of a Standing Male Figure

Mid Century French Sketch of a Standing Male Figure

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Male Study Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper Size: 25 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso Condition: ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Mid Century French Nude Study, Pencil and Charcoal on Paper, Signed
Mid Century French Nude Study, Pencil and Charcoal on Paper, Signed

Mid Century French Nude Study, Pencil and Charcoal on Paper, Signed

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Nude Study Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 25 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Ver...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

"Seated Nude" Henri Lebasque, Post-Impressionist, French, Female Body
"Seated Nude" Henri Lebasque, Post-Impressionist, French, Female Body

"Seated Nude" Henri Lebasque, Post-Impressionist, French, Female Body

By Henri Lebasque

Located in New York, NY

Henri Lebasque Seated Nude Signed lower right Charcoal on paper 21 x 16 3/4 inches Provenance Mme. Lebasque-Raymond Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco Henri Lebasque was born on Se...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

French Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Reclining Nude Mid 20th Century Painting
French Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Reclining Nude Mid 20th Century Painting

French Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Reclining Nude Mid 20th Century Painting

By Louis Bellon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pointillist Female Reclining Nude by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed lower right gouache painting on paper, unframed measurements: 11 x 7...

Category

Mid-20th Century Pointillist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

The Loving Couple Drawing, Carbon Pencil on Paper, 1919
The Loving Couple Drawing, Carbon Pencil on Paper, 1919

The Loving Couple Drawing, Carbon Pencil on Paper, 1919

By Charles Angrand

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Circle of Charles Angrand (1854-1926) The Loving Couple Pencil and stump on paper, 30 x 22 cm Dated "10.4.19" lower left. Trace of a dedication Otherwise unsigned. Provenance: Pr...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Conté, Carbon Pencil

Woman sitting - Pencil on Paper Unique Drawing Post Impressionism, 1910

Woman sitting - Pencil on Paper Unique Drawing Post Impressionism, 1910

By Henri Edmond Cross

Located in New York, NY

Henri Edmond Cross Woman sitting, ca. 1910 Pencil on paper 5 1/10 × 3 9/10 in l 13 × 10 cm Frame included - 9 x 7 in l 23 x 18 cm Stamped 'HEC' lower right Condition: Excellent cond...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Original A.C.T. “Thieves Carnival” Costume Illustration by Lewis Brown
Original A.C.T. “Thieves Carnival” Costume Illustration by Lewis Brown

Original A.C.T. “Thieves Carnival” Costume Illustration by Lewis Brown

By Lewis Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is an original illustration of a flowing elegant costume design created for actress Ruth Kobart, by Lewis Brown (1928-2011). The actress was dressed in this garment as she p...

Category

1960s Modern Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Woman with an umbrella - Pencil on Paper Unique Drawing Post Impressionism, 1910

Woman with an umbrella - Pencil on Paper Unique Drawing Post Impressionism, 1910

By Henri Edmond Cross

Located in New York, NY

Henri Edmond Cross Woman with an umbrella, ca. 1910 Pencil on paper 5 1/10 × 3 9/10 in l 13 × 10 cm Frame included - 9 x 7 in l 23 x 18 cm Stamped 'HEC' lower left Condition: Excell...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Vortex - Dynamic Figurative Work, Charcoal and Conté Drawing on Watercolor Paper
Vortex - Dynamic Figurative Work, Charcoal and Conté Drawing on Watercolor Paper

Vortex - Dynamic Figurative Work, Charcoal and Conté Drawing on Watercolor Paper

By Patsy McArthur

Located in Dallas, TX

Vortex is a contemporary figurative charcoal and conté drawing on watercolour paper that explores motion, gravity, and the expressive potential of the human form. Rendered in rich mo...

Category

2010s Realist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Conté

Previously Available Items
Composition of Nudes
Composition of Nudes

Augustus Edwin JohnComposition of Nudes

Sold

H 28 in W 20.5 in D 1 in

Composition of Nudes

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Exton, PA

This watercolor on paper by Augustus Edwin John of 2 Nudes exemplifies Johns’ interest and study of the Post Impressionist style of Matisse and Gauguin. You can see the way Johns qui...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

On the road to market
On the road to market

Augustus Edwin JohnOn the road to market

Sold

H 48.3 in W 32.8 in D 1 in

On the road to market

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Augustus Edwin John OM RA (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) On the road to market Pen and ink on paper Signed in pencil ‘John’ (lower right) 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 32.8 cm.) Augustus Edwin John was a Welsh portraitist, landscape painter, lithographer and etcher, and is considered one of the most important English artists of the twentieth century. John was primarily known for his powerful portraits of distinguished contemporaries, and was a significant exponent of Post-Impressionism in Britain, developing a pioneering technique of oil sketching directly onto bare canvas. Born at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Augustus John was the young...

Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

On the road to market
On the road to market

Augustus Edwin JohnOn the road to market

Sold

H 48.3 in W 32.8 in D 1 in

On the road to market

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Augustus Edwin John OM RA (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) On the road to market Pen and ink on paper Signed in pencil ‘John’ (lower right) 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 32.8 cm.) Augustus Edwin John was a Welsh portraitist, landscape painter, lithographer and etcher, and is considered one of the most important English artists of the twentieth century. John was primarily known for his powerful portraits of distinguished contemporaries, and was a significant exponent of Post-Impressionism in Britain, developing a pioneering technique of oil sketching directly onto bare canvas. Born at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Augustus John was the young...

Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Female nude
Female nude

Augustus Edwin JohnFemale nude

Sold

H 10 in W 8 in D 1 in

Female nude

By Augustus Edwin John

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Sir Augustus John OM RA (British, 1878 – 1961) Female nude Atelier stamp on the reverse ‘AE John studio, June 1963’ Pen and ink on paper 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Augustus Edwin John Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Augustus Edwin John drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Augustus Edwin John drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Augustus Edwin John in chalk, charcoal and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1910s and is mostly associated with the Post-Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Augustus Edwin John drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 14 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Orovida Pissarro, Antonio Lopez, and Michael William Eggleston. Augustus Edwin John drawings and watercolor paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $10,000 and tops out at $10,000, while the average work can sell for $10,000.